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June's Nintendo Direct introduced us to a brand new game concept: Farmagia. It involves farming monsters and adding them to your team. The game was also designed by Hiro Mashima, the creator of Fairy Tail. Game Name: Farmagia Platform(s): PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PC (Reviewed) Developer(s): Marvelous Inc, Publisher(s): XSEED…
It has been an interesting time for the Call of Duty franchise, from Activision being acquired by Microsoft to the largely disappointing release of Modern Warfare 3 last year. Now, we have the return of Treyarch at the helm for Black Ops 6, and let me assure you—they are back…
Ah, the 90s; a simpler time for games and horror storytelling. Crow Country, a short 2024 horror game paying homage to 90s titles like Resident Evil and Silent Hill, aims to recreate the vibes of that era of survival horror. And with its polygonal figures, lo-fi soundtrack, and old-school puzzles,…
As the temperature slowly drops and the leaves change in the Western Hemisphere, fall marks a great season for cozy games (and spooky games). And it's the perfect season for Neva, a game that's more cozy than spooky. Although it does have some eerie moments. And that said, any season…
When I first saw the trailer for Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream, I was very apprehensive about it and was thinking of skipping the title. I then tried the open network test and was a lot more interested in the game. Game Name: Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream Platform(s): PS5…
Life Is Strange: Double Exposure is finally upon us and as a fan of the series, I'm happy that the game, after what I've played, has lived up to my expectations. I had the pleasure of previewing the first few chapters of Life Is Strange: Double Exposure a few weeks…
I have a unique history with the Super Mario Party franchise. I played multiple games from the early series, even though I didn’t own them. A friend had an N64, and our "crew" would often rent Mario Party 1-3 to play together. Later on, I picked up some entries that…
The SaGa series has many entries and a lot of mechanics that you have to dive into. Luckily Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven is the latest game in the series and promises to be an easy entry into the series for anyone looking to dive into the SaGa…
Squirrel with a Gun is the type of game that was designed for the streaming crowd, with a lot to do but it takes too long to find the fun at times that it hurts
Here we go, folks—Amazon's updated MMO/Action RPG experience for consoles (and also coming to PC), New World: Aeternum, is here. For the first time, the MMO is playable on consoles, and while it's an MMO, and those tend to be an either you like it or you don't kind of…
It isn't often that an Indie JRPG escapes my view, but when it launched in 2023, I missed out on 8-Bit Adventures 2 by Critical Games. Now that it is getting making the jump from the PC to the consoles, I had to give it a shot and it was…
Adol from the Ys series seems to have what I like to call the "Detective Conan curse"—wherever he goes, adventure (and trouble) always follow. He's also notorious for being shipwrecked more than a few times. That's why I was especially intrigued to see that Ys X: Nordics, the latest game…
